Fans Aren't Happy About 'The Office' Getting A New Show: REACTIONS

People don't seem overly excited about a new show tied to "The Office" happening.

Peacock has officially pulled the trigger on a new series set in the same universe as the original series with Steve Carell.

The plot is described as, "The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters," according to Variety. You can read a great breakdown from OutKick's Bobby Burack here about whether or not it will be allowed to be funny like the original.

A new series set in the same universe as "The Office" is happening.

While I'll withhold judgment for now, people on social media definitely did not seem overly fired up for the new series, which is technically described as not a spinoff.

Check out some of the reactions floating around X below, and hit me with your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

That's more or less what 90% of the comments I've seen floating around X look like. People seem to have little to no interest in having a new series in the same universe as the original series. 

One of the major reasons people probably aren't very optimistic is that the original cast isn't expected to return. Now, could it happen? Sure. Details are being closely guarded, but the expectation is it will be a completely new cast.

Not bringing back any original members is a bold move. Peacock and the writers are asking viewers to get attached to new characters and actors in the same way we were all attached to the crew at Dunder Mifflin. Good look striking gold twice.

Maybe the series will come out and shock us all. Maybe it will be incredible. It's possible, but for now, people seem very pessimistic about the Peacock series. Let me know what you think at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.